CN102343819B - Vehicular display device, vehicle with vehicular display device - Google Patents
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Abstract
A vehicular display device that includes a transmissive first liquid crystal display unit having a plurality of display elements; a transmissive second liquid crystal display unit superposed on the first liquid crystal display unit and having a plurality of display elements; and a controller for controlling the display elements of the first second liquid crystal display units, so as to display information required by a driver of the vehicle. The information displayed by the display elements includes at least first information indicative of a status of the vehicle, second information for confirming an operating setting of a vehicle-mounted device on the vehicle, and third information for indication to the driver. The controller controls the display elements to selectively display the information by selectively energizing and de-energizing the display elements, and further controls the display elements to simultaneously display the information in a non-overlapping manner. A vehicle with the vehicular display device is also provided to reduce the sight movement of a driver in vehicle information examination.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of vehicle display device and the vehicle being provided with this vehicle display device, wherein, this vehicle display device has: the first liquid crystal indicator; Second liquid crystal indicator, it overlays on this first liquid crystal indicator; Controller, it is for controlling this first liquid crystal indicator and this second liquid crystal indicator, to show information.
Background technology
In Japanese Patent Publication document No.2000-168400 and Japanese Patent Publication document No.2002-67735, disclose following vehicular instrument device, this device can make vehicle driver pass through to arrange two instrument on the dash panel depending on recognizing steering vehicle information needed.
Specifically, in vehicular instrument device disclosed in Japanese Laid-Open Patent document No.2000-168400, chaufeur by its sight line towards vehicle front time, one of them instrument is positioned at the approximate centre region of instrument carrier panel, this instrument is for showing not too urgent information, if any the information etc. of closing parking area, and another one instrument is positioned on instrument carrier panel than the region of the central area of instrument carrier panel closer to bearing circle, this instrument for showing more urgent information, if any the information of the speed of a motor vehicle, vehicle route guidance and arteries of communication of closing.
In vehicular instrument device disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication document No.2002-67735, chaufeur by its sight line towards vehicle front time, one of them instrument is positioned at the approximate centre region of instrument carrier panel, this instrument is for showing the information of more often checking, if any the information of closing the speed of a motor vehicle and engine speed, and another instrument is positioned at the region of the instrument carrier panel inside bearing circle, this instrument for showing the information of not too often checking, as about brake fault and the information of battery charge fault.
Disclose another one vehicular instrument device in Japanese Laid-Open Patent document No.2002-225592, this device has instrument and head-up display.This instrument is for showing important information, even if this information does not also change when vehicle-state changes, if any the information of closing the speed of a motor vehicle and amount of fuel, when chaufeur by its sight line towards vehicle front time, this instrument is positioned at the region of the instrument carrier panel inside the approximate centre region of instrument carrier panel or bearing circle.Head-up display is for showing prior information, and as the warning for preventing automobile crash, this head-up display is positioned on the front windshield near instrument carrier panel.
In the process that chaufeur is driven, its sight line is passed the perimeter of front windshield towards vehicle front by chaufeur.Now, the visual field of chaufeur covers certain angular range centered by sight line, and comprises front windshield and a part of instrument carrier panel.
With regard to vehicular instrument device disclosed in above-mentioned document, the viewing area of instrument is important and often by the speed of a motor vehicle that chaufeur is checked for showing, when chaufeur by its sight line towards vehicle front time, the viewing area of this instrument or be positioned at approximate centre region (the Japanese Laid-Open Patent document No.2000-168400 of the instrument carrier panel outside bearing circle, Japanese Laid-Open Patent document No.2002-67735 and Japanese Laid-Open Patent document No.2002-225592), or be positioned at the region (Japanese Laid-Open Patent document No.2002-225592) of the instrument carrier panel inside bearing circle.
In order to check the speed of a motor vehicle of display, chaufeur vertical and on even keel must move its head, sight line is shifted to the viewing area of instrument from perimeter around neck.If the viewing area of instrument is positioned at the approximate centre region of instrument carrier panel, so because the distance that moves up than Vertical Square of the distance of sight line movement is in the horizontal direction large, thus sight line mobile in the horizontal direction needed for time longer than Vertical Square required time that moves up.If the viewing area of instrument is in the region of the instrument carrier panel inside bearing circle, so chaufeur must allow its sight line move in the vertical direction longer distance.
In Japanese Laid-Open Patent document No.11-352943 and Japanese Laid-Open Patent document No.2000-108722, disclose following vehicle display device, this device has the first liquid crystal indicator and overlays the second liquid crystal indicator on the first liquid crystal indicator.This first liquid crystal indicator and the second liquid crystal indicator are for showing the information etc. about the speed of a motor vehicle, so that chaufeur can depending on recognizing.
In vehicle display device disclosed in Japanese Laid-Open Patent document No.11-352943, first liquid crystal indicator is for showing the speed of a motor vehicle, simultaneously, overlay the second liquid crystal indicator display speed of a motor vehicle on the first liquid crystal indicator, the speed of a motor vehicle that this speed of a motor vehicle and the first liquid crystal indicator show is stacked together.
In vehicle display device disclosed in Japanese Laid-Open Patent document No.2000-108722, first liquid crystal indicator is used for temperature outside chaufeur circuit navigation information and car, now, the second liquid crystal indicator overlayed on the first liquid crystal indicator forms the average speed indicator that is used for showing the speed of a motor vehicle, and it comprises the arcuate array of the analogsimulation indicating device formed by display sections.
With regard to above-mentioned vehicle display device, the every terms of information that chaufeur needs must show with a large amount of display units, and this display unit is separately positioned in the first liquid crystal indicator and the second liquid crystal indicator.
In vehicle display device disclosed in Japanese Laid-Open Patent document No.11-352943 and Japanese Laid-Open Patent document No.2000-108722, show multinomial information by these display units simultaneously.In order to enable chaufeur depending on recognizing so multinomial information, liquid crystal indicator must have large-size and contain many display units.Its result, whenever showing every terms of information, chaufeur just needs its sight line mobile, to check the information of display.
Summary of the invention
The object of this invention is to provide a kind of vehicular instrument device of pilot's line of vision movement and be provided with the vehicle of this vehicular instrument device of reducing.Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of vehicle display device and is provided with the vehicle of this vehicle display device.
According to an aspect of the present invention, a kind of vehicular instrument device is provided, it comprises the first clustered instrument board, it is seen for being presented in certain specific field-of-view angle, be positioned at the visual information of recognizing of steering wheel for vehicle outside, described specific field-of-view angle refer to when vehicle driver by sight line from outlook towards vehicle front time.This vehicular instrument device also comprises the second clustered instrument board, and it is seen for being presented in certain specific field-of-view angle, is positioned at the visual information of recognizing inside steering wheel for vehicle.Described first clustered instrument board and the second clustered instrument board are arranged on Vehicular instrument panel, wherein, first clustered instrument board is positioned on instrument carrier panel, and near the boundary line between instrument carrier panel and front windshield, from the angle of chaufeur, the position of the first clustered instrument board is darker than the second clustered instrument board, and, first clustered instrument board and the second clustered instrument board have respective display centre, and the display centre of the first clustered instrument board and the display centre of the second clustered instrument board are arranged in a line along the longitudinal direction of vehicle.
Adopt above-mentioned set-up mode, because the display centre of the first clustered instrument board and the display centre of the second clustered instrument board are along the coaxial setting of longitudinal direction of vehicle, so chaufeur only needs vertically to move its sight line.First clustered instrument board is positioned near boundary line, from the angle of chaufeur, its position is darker than the second clustered instrument board, and the information shown by the first clustered instrument board is positioned at bearing circle outside, so chaufeur by its sight line through the perimeter of front windshield towards front side, then easily watch attentively by first clustered instrument board show information.According to the present invention, the movement of pilot's line of vision is less than conventional vehicular instrument device.The display centre of the first clustered instrument board refers to the center of the display surface of the first clustered instrument board, and the display centre of the second clustered instrument board refers to the center of the display surface of the second clustered instrument board.
As preferably, vehicle has the axis by the first clustered instrument board display centre and the second clustered instrument board display centre, bearing circle controlled by chaufeur and by have central axis steering shaft support, from top, the axis of vehicle and the central axis of steering shaft almost parallel each other.Particularly, vehicle has the seat that a chaufeur is sat, and this seat has seat center, wherein, the display centre of the central axis of seat center, steering shaft, the display centre of the first clustered instrument board and the second clustered instrument board, the longitudinal direction along vehicle is arranged in a line.
Therefore, chaufeur can carry out steering vehicle with natural vehicle driving posture, and the sight line of chaufeur moves and can be further reduced.Seat center refers to the center of chaufeur institute sitting block chair.
First clustered instrument board and the high and low information of checking frequency of the second clustered instrument board display, this information checks that the frequency of these information is classified according to chaufeur when steering vehicle.Preferably show high information of checking frequency by the first clustered instrument board.The height shown by the first clustered instrument board checks that frequency information at least comprises the speed of a motor vehicle, wherein, and the first clustered instrument board numerical monitor speed of a motor vehicle.Therefore chaufeur can check the speed of a motor vehicle within a short period of time.
As preferably, the first clustered instrument board has display surface, and this display surface has the upper end projecting to the reflection described instrument carrier panel along described bearing circle from outlook and be shaped.It is further preferred that the first clustered instrument board has display surface, the vertical dimension of this display surface is less than the vertical dimension of the second clustered instrument board display surface.Therefore, chaufeur can obtain the absolute visual field in outside vehicle region.
According to another aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of vehicle display device, it comprises: infiltration type first liquid crystal indicator, and it has multiple display unit; Infiltration type second liquid crystal indicator, it to overlay on the first liquid crystal indicator and has multiple display unit; Controller, it is for controlling the display unit of the first liquid crystal indicator and the second liquid crystal indicator, to show the information required for chaufeur, wherein, the information shown by display unit at least comprises: the first information representing vehicle-state; For confirming the second information that the operation of car-mounted device is arranged; With the 3rd information for being shown to chaufeur, wherein, controller, by selectively powering up and power-off to display unit, controls display unit and optionally shows information, and control display unit shows information in nonoverlapping mode simultaneously.
Adopt above-mentioned set-up mode, the first information can not overlapped mode show with the second information or the 3rd information simultaneously.Even when showing every terms of information, the sight line of chaufeur only need move relatively little distance.
The first information comprises the information representing vehicle-state, as the speed of a motor vehicle.Second information comprises the information (such as, whether car-mounted device runs) that the operation for confirming car-mounted device is arranged, and this car-mounted device is used for vehicle and front vehicles keeps being used for controlling vehicle cruise during the distance preset.3rd information comprise be shown to chaufeur show this vehicle just near the information of front vehicles.
The display unit of the first liquid crystal indicator and the display unit of the second liquid crystal indicator are respectively with the different sizes display first information.When during the first information is by both the first liquid crystal indicator and the second liquid crystal indicator, a display unit shows, second information or the 3rd information are shown by the display unit of another one in the first liquid crystal indicator and the second liquid crystal indicator, controller controls these display units, to show the first information on the display unit of another one liquid crystal indicator, wherein, for showing the display unit of the another one liquid crystal indicator of the first information, be less than the display unit for first liquid crystal indicator showing the first information dimensionally.According to this setup, in order to when not increasing the display size of the first liquid crystal indicator and the second liquid crystal indicator, showing first, second, and third information, display unit can be arranged in the first and second liquid crystal indicators.
When the first information and the second information or the 3rd information are shown by the first liquid crystal indicator and the second liquid crystal indicator simultaneously, as preferably, controller controls display unit, shows these information to make it successively from the angle of chaufeur.Therefore, the sight line of chaufeur moves and can be reduced further.
As mentioned above, this vehicular instrument device and vehicle display device can be set on vehicle.
Vehicular instrument device, is provided with the vehicle of vehicular instrument device, vehicle display device and be provided with the vehicle of vehicle display device, and wherein any one sight line that all can reduce chaufeur moves.
Carry out concrete casehistory to optimal way of the present invention in conjunction with the drawings, above-mentioned and other objects of the present invention, feature and advantage will become more obvious.
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Fig. 1 is the front view of the vehicular instrument device according to first embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 is for representing the lateral plan of the layout of vehicular instrument device shown in Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is for representing the birds-eye view of the layout of vehicular instrument device shown in Fig. 1;
Fig. 4 is the form checking relation between frequency representing chaufeur information needed item and every terms of information;
Fig. 5 is the chart representing relation between the sighting distance of chaufeur and eyesight;
Fig. 6 A is the lateral plan of the vehicular instrument device according to comparative example;
Fig. 6 B is the front view of the vehicular instrument device according to comparative example;
Fig. 7 is the front view of vehicular instrument device, represents pilot's line of vision move mode and visual field variation pattern;
Fig. 8 is the front view of vehicular instrument device, represents the moment visual field of chaufeur when seeing towards front side;
Fig. 9 is the front view of the vehicle display device according to second embodiment of the invention;
The front view of the first liquid crystal indicator that Figure 10 A is vehicle display device shown in Fig. 9;
The front view of the second liquid crystal indicator that Figure 10 B is vehicle display device shown in Fig. 9;
Figure 11 is the cutaway view of the XI-XI line along Fig. 9;
Figure 12 A is the front view of the display pattern only showing the speed of a motor vehicle;
Figure 12 B is the front view of display pattern, the information of its display for pointing out chaufeur to brake; And
Figure 12 C is the front view of display pattern, and its display, when keeping predeterminable range with front vehicles, represents the information of the running state of vehicle cruise control use car-mounted device (IHCC).
Detailed description of the invention
Referring to Fig. 1 to Fig. 8, first the vehicular instrument device 10 of first embodiment of the invention is described with the vehicle 11 being provided with this vehicular instrument device 10.
Fig. 1 is the front view of vehicular instrument device 10, and according to above-mentioned embodiment of the present invention, described vehicular instrument device 10 is arranged in vehicle 11.Fig. 2 is the lateral plan of vehicle 11, for illustration of the layout of the first clustered instrument board 16 in vehicular instrument device 10 and the second clustered instrument board 18.Fig. 3 is the birds-eye view of vehicle 11, for illustration of the layout of bearing circle 12, first clustered instrument board 16 and the second clustered instrument board 18.
As shown in Figure 1 to Figure 3, the first clustered instrument board 16 and the second clustered instrument board 18 are arranged on instrument carrier panel 14.
As shown in Figure 1, the first clustered instrument board 16 is the instrument of numerical monitor every terms of information.First clustered instrument board 16 comprises: average speed indicator 22, and it is for showing the speed of a motor vehicle of vehicle 11; Cooling-liquid temperature meter 24, its for show vehicle 11 driving engine (not shown) in the temperature of refrigerant fluid; Fuel gage 26, it is for showing the amount of fuel in the fuel tank (not shown) of vehicle 11; And turning indicator 20a and 20b, it is for showing left-hand rotation or the right turn signal of vehicle 11.Average speed indicator 22 is arranged on the display centre 19 (representing with soft dot in Fig. 1) of the first clustered instrument board 16.Fuel gage 26 is arranged on the right side of average speed indicator 22, and cooling-liquid temperature meter 24 is located at the left side of average speed indicator 22.Turning indicator 20a and 20b lays respectively at the left and right sides of average speed indicator 22.
Second clustered instrument board 18 comprises: speed gage 30, and it is for showing the engine speed of the vehicle 11 as simulation instruction; Shift tower 32, it is for showing the reduction ratio of the change-speed box (not shown) of vehicle 11; Mileage meter and short distance distance device 34, for showing the mileage of vehicle 11, and heat indicator 36, it is for showing the external temperature of vehicle 11.Speed gage 30 is arranged on the display centre 21 (representing with soft dot in Fig. 1) of the second clustered instrument board 18.Mileage meter and short distance distance device 34 are arranged on the following of speed gage 30 with heat indicator 36 is alongside one another.Shift tower 32 is arranged on the right of speed gage 30.
As shown in soft dot, the display centre 19 of the first clustered instrument board 16 refers to the center of the display surface of the first clustered instrument board 16.As shown in soft dot, the display centre 21 of the second clustered instrument board 18 refers to the center of the display surface of the second clustered instrument board 18.The display surface of the first clustered instrument board 16 refers to panel 17, this panel 17 is provided with turning indicator 20a, 20b, average speed indicator 22, cooling-liquid temperature meter 24 and fuel gage 26.The display surface of the second clustered instrument board 18 refers to panel 38, this panel 38 is provided with speed gage 30, shift tower 32, mileage meter and short distance distance device 34 and heat indicator 36.
As shown in Figure 1, measure from vertical direction, the height of the panel 17 of the first clustered instrument board 16 is less than the height of the panel 38 of the second clustered instrument board 18.
As shown in Figure 2, the first clustered instrument board 16 and the second clustered instrument board 18 are positioned at the below of the straight line 42 (hereinafter referred to as " V2 straight line 42 ") extended forward from point 40 (hereinafter referred to as " V2 point 40 ").This V2 straight line 42 represents the sight line of the chaufeur 48 from V2 point 40, and the first clustered instrument board 16, second clustered instrument board 18 and other car-mounted devices are not all arranged on V2 straight line 42.Therefore, V2 straight line 42 refers to a line of reference that can not affect all chaufeur 48 forward visibilitys.
As shown in Figure 1 to Figure 3, when the chaufeur 48 be sitting on seat 46 from the outlook 37 of chaufeur by its sight line 49 towards vehicle 11 front (as shown in arrow X1) time, the first clustered instrument board 16 that chaufeur is seen is positioned at the region of the instrument carrier panel 14 outside bearing circle 12.From the angle of chaufeur 48, the first clustered instrument board 16 is arranged near the demarcation line 45 between instrument carrier panel 14 and front windshield 44, and is included within instrument carrier panel 14.
Therefore, within the predetermined of chaufeur 48 and certain field-of-view angle, the instruction on the first clustered instrument board 16, as the instruction of average speed indicator 22, fuel gage 26, cooling-liquid temperature meter 24 and turning indicator 20a, 20b, can from the outside of bearing circle 12 by depending on recognizing.
When chaufeur 48 from outlook 37 by its sight line 49 towards vehicle 11 front (as shown in arrow X1) time, the second clustered instrument board 18 is positioned at the region on the instrument carrier panel 14 inside bearing circle 12.Now, predetermined with in certain angular field of view at chaufeur 48, instruction on second clustered instrument board 18, as the instruction on speed gage 30, shift tower 32, mileage meter and short distance distance device 34 and heat indicator 36, can in the inner side of bearing circle 12 by depending on recognizing.
Outlook 37 shown in Fig. 2 refers to such scope: namely, within the scope of this, the position being sitting in the eyes 47 of all chaufeurs 48 on seat 46 is fixing, and the perimeter of vehicle front can be seen, now, as shown in arrow X1, sight line 49 points to vehicle 11 front through front windshield 44.
As shown in Figure 1, the display centre 21 of display centre 19, second clustered instrument board 18 of the first clustered instrument board 16 and being centrally located on same vertical axis 39 of bearing circle 12.As shown in Figure 3, on the central axis 52 being centrally located at steering shaft 53 of the display centre 21 of display centre 19, second clustered instrument board 18 of the first clustered instrument board 16, the center of bearing circle 12 and seat 46, this steering shaft 53 is for supporting the bearing circle 12 rotated by chaufeur 48.
Central axis 52 is along the parallel longitudinal extension of the vehicle 11 in Fig. 3 shown in arrow X1 and X2.Therefore, from top, the center (seat center) of the center of bearing circle 12, the first clustered instrument board 16 display centre 19, second clustered instrument board 18 display centre 21 and seat 46, the longitudinal direction all along the vehicle 11 in Fig. 3 shown in arrow X1 and X2 is positioned on central axis 52.
As shown in Figure 1, the region of the upper end of the upper end of the panel 17 of the first clustered instrument board 16 and the close panel 17 of instrument carrier panel 14, projects to the reflection archwise instrument carrier panel 14 along bearing circle 12 from outlook 37 (see Fig. 2).
Fig. 1 is the front view of vehicular instrument device 10, specifically, refer in outlook 37, when the sight line 49 of the eyes 47 of chaufeur 48 is towards vehicle 11 front (being represented by arrow X1), from the figure of the vehicular instrument device 10 that the angle of chaufeur 48 (as shown in Figure 2) is seen.Therefore, overlaying, instrument carrier panel 14 is projections of bearing circle 12, not equal to be bearing circle 12.
The vehicular instrument device 10 of present embodiment is essentially said structure with the vehicle 11 being provided with vehicular instrument device 10.Referring to Fig. 1 to Fig. 8, the advantage of vehicular instrument device 10 and this vehicle 11 is described.
First, in order to make chaufeur 48 (see Fig. 2 and Fig. 3) more suitably depending on recognizing required information, can be described the instruction produced by the first clustered instrument board 16 and the second clustered instrument board 18 referring to Fig. 1 to Fig. 4.
When chaufeur 48 steering vehicle 11, every terms of information, is presented on its panel (display surface) 17 and 38 depending on recognizing the frequency of information needed according to chaufeur 48 by the first clustered instrument board 16 and the second clustered instrument board 18.
Fig. 4 be represent chaufeur 48 show when steering vehicle 11 the various instrument of chaufeur 48 information needed item and chaufeur 48 depending on recognize instrument frequency between the form of relation.
In the form shown in Fig. 4, according to the order of successively decreasing of checking frequency, the instrument that chaufeur 48 is checked comprises: average speed indicator 22 (checks frequency: 64%) (as Fig. 1), speed gage 30 (15%), mileage meter and short distance distance device 34 (10%), fuel gage 26 (5%), shift tower 32 (AT indicating device and indicator for vehicle stop, 3%), cooling-liquid temperature meter 24 (1%), with turning indicator 20a, 20b (turning to instruction, 1%).
According to the order of successively decreasing of checking frequency, the item of information that chaufeur needs comprises: the speed (average speed indicator 22) of (1) vehicle 11, (2) rotating speed (speed gage 30) of driving engine, (3) mileage (mileage meter and short distance distance device 34) of vehicle 11, (4) amount of fuel (fuel gage 26) in fuel tank, (5) reduction ratio (shift tower 32), (6) cooling-liquid temperature (cooling-liquid temperature meter 24), and the left-hand rotation of (7) vehicle and instruction (turning indicator 20a, 20b) of turning right.
So, if according to checking the order of successively decreasing of frequency by these item of information continuous dispensing on the panel 17 of the first clustered instrument board 16 and the panel 38 of the second clustered instrument board 18, item of information required for chaufeur just can be suitably shown to chaufeur 48, so that depending on recognizing.
In Fig. 1, when chaufeur 48 (see Fig. 2 and Fig. 3) by its sight line 49 towards vehicle 11 front (being represented by arrow X1) time, (1) check that the speed of a motor vehicle of vehicle 11 that frequency is the highest is presented at the display centre 19 of the first clustered instrument board 16 near sight line 49 by average speed indicator 22, (4) amount of fuel in fuel tank is presented at the right side of display centre 19 by fuel gage 26, (6) cooling-liquid temperature is presented at the left side of display centre 19 by cooling-liquid temperature meter 24, (7) the left/right rotation signal designation of vehicle 11 is by turning indicator 20a, 20b is presented near display centre 19.
The item of information that the first described clustered instrument board 16 shows is numerical monitor.Therefore, the item of information of display can distinguish by chaufeur 48 in the short period of time.Because having the highest display centre 19 that the speed of the vehicle 11 of frequency is presented at the first clustered instrument board 16 of checking, thus when chaufeur 48 by its sight line 49 towards vehicle 11 front (being represented by arrow X1) time, can note immediately and see the speed of a motor vehicle.
In addition on the one hand, (2) there is the second height and check that the rotating speed of the driving engine of frequency is presented at the display centre 21 of the second clustered instrument board 18 by speed gage 30, and the mileage of (3) vehicle 11 is presented at the below of display centre 21 by mileage meter and short distance distance device 34, and (5) reduction gear ratio is presented at the right side of display centre 21 by shift tower 32.Check that the rotating speed of the driving engine of frequency is presented at the display centre 21 of the second clustered instrument board 18 because having the second height, so when chaufeur 48 by its sight line 49 towards vehicle 11 front (being represented by arrow X1) time, by moving down its sight line 49, the rotating speed of driving engine just can be viewed in the short period of time.
Below with reference to Fig. 1 to Fig. 3 and Fig. 5, specifically describe the first clustered instrument board 16 and be arranged on easily by position that chaufeur 48 is watched attentively.
Fig. 5 is the chart of relation between the sighting distance of the chaufeur 48 (see Fig. 2 and Fig. 3) representing steering vehicle 11 and eyesight.If the sighting distance being sitting in all chaufeurs 48 on seat 46 is 1m or farther, so these chaufeurs 48 just suitably can check the information required for steering vehicle 11.
As shown in Figures 2 and 3, the first clustered instrument board 16 is positioned at the front of the second clustered instrument board 18 along the direction of arrow X1 indication, have the highest speed of a motor vehicle of checking frequency for showing.Therefore, if the first clustered instrument board 16 and the distance of the eyes 47 of chaufeur 48 are 1m or farther, so the chaufeur 48 of steering vehicle 11 just can watch the first clustered instrument board 16 attentively than being easier to.Like this, chaufeur 48 reliably has the information that height checks frequency, as the speed of a motor vehicle depending on recognizing.
Referring to Fig. 1 to Fig. 3 and Fig. 6 A to Fig. 8, illustrated by comparative example, the vehicular instrument device 10 of the present embodiment can allow the movement of the sight line 49 of chaufeur 48 be less than the movement of the sight line 49 of chaufeur 48 in vehicular meter apparatus 51.The vehicular instrument device 51 of comparative example is conventional vehicular instrument device, and as shown in Figure 6 A and 6B, this device has instrument 54 and 57.
Fig. 6 A is the lateral plan of sight line 49 move mode when chaufeur 48 sees vehicular instrument device 51.Fig. 6 B is front view, represents the mode of sight line 49 movement when chaufeur 48 watches the instruments 54 and 57 and the mode of the visual field 56,58 change when sight line 49 moves.
With regard to the vehicular instrument device 51 of comparative example, as shown in Figure 6 A and 6B, when sight line 49 is from the outlook 37 of chaufeur 48 towards vehicle 11 front (by arrow X1 indication), instrument 54 is that the region inside the bearing circle 12 in the visual field 58 is in sight, and instrument 57 is then that the central area of instrument carrier panel 14 outside bearing circle 12 is in sight.Instrument 54 has central axis 55, and this central axis 55 is from the central area of the central axis 59 deflecter dash board 14 of bearing circle 12.
Be sitting in chaufeur 48 on seat 46 in order to the information be presented in instrument 54,57 can be seen, as the speed of a motor vehicle, chaufeur 48 must vertically and on even keel move its head, so that sight line 49 is turned to instrument 54 and 57 from the perimeter of vehicle front (being represented by arrow X1).
Specifically, as shown in Figure 6A, in order to check the information be presented in instrument 54, as the speed of a motor vehicle, chaufeur 48 will through front windshield 44 and towards the outside the sight line 49 in region be moved down in instrument 54, now, as shown in Figure 6B, the visual field of chaufeur 48 is reduced to the scope of 56 expressions from the scope that 58 represent.Result is exactly, and checks through front windshield 44, the chaufeur 48 of instrument 54 can see that the visual field of perimeter is reduced to the visual field 61 near boundary line 45, and this visual field 61 is by representing the long and short dash line of field range 56 and representing that the solid line of front windshield 44 framework is formed.
So, when chaufeur 48 watch the instruments 54 time, enough large field range just can not be had to go to see perimeter, therefore, the people that finds in the short period of time to appear at car two 11 front (shown in arrow X1) and thing may be difficult to.In this situation, chaufeur 48 needs its sight line to move down a longer distance moved on to from the center of front windshield 44 instrument 54.Central axis 55 due to instrument 54 is offset from the central axis 59 of bearing circle 12, so the chaufeur 48 be sitting on seat 46 is also just forced to keep a kind of factitious vehicle driving posture to carry out steering vehicle 11.
In order to check the information be presented in instrument 57, its sight line 49 is shifted to the instrument 57 (see Fig. 6 B) being positioned at instrument 54 left side by chaufeur 48 from the display centre 63 of instrument 54, now, the distance of sight line 49 movement is in the horizontal direction greater than the distance of movement in vertical direction, therefore, the time of sight line 49 parallel motion is longer than the time of vertical movement.
Therefore, chaufeur 48 can not have the suitable visual field, perimeter, and its sight line 49 must be moved a longer distance.Furtherly, because instrument 57 is located at the central area of instrument carrier panel 14, so the chaufeur 48 be sitting on seat 46 is just forced to keep factitious vehicle driving posture to carry out steering vehicle 11.
When its sight line 49 is shifted to front windshield (see Fig. 6 A and Fig. 6 B) from the display centre 64 of instrument 57 by chaufeur 48 obliquely, chaufeur 48 can obtain a suitable outside visual field, but needs sight line 49 to move a longer distance.
As shown in Fig. 1 to 3 and Fig. 7, with regard to the vehicular instrument device 10 of embodiment of the present invention, the center (seat center) of the display centre 21 of display centre 19, second clustered instrument board 18 of the first clustered instrument board 16, the center of bearing circle 12, the center of steering shaft 53 and seat 46 is all positioned on axis 39 along central axis 52 is coaxial.Therefore, when its sight line 49 is shifted to the first clustered instrument board 16 from vehicle 11 front (representing with arrow X1) by chaufeur 48, sight line 49 is vertically movement only.So the distance of sight line 49 movement in the vehicular instrument device 10 of present embodiment will much smaller than the distance of sight line 49 movement in the vehicular instrument device 51 (see Fig. 6 A and 6B) of comparative example.
In addition, the first clustered instrument board 16 display has the highest speed of checking the vehicle 11 of rate, and is positioned near boundary line 45, and from outlook 37, the position residing for the first clustered instrument board 16 is darker than the position residing for the second clustered instrument board 18.So compared with the vehicular instrument device 51 in comparative example, the vehicular instrument device 10 in present embodiment makes chaufeur 4 more easily watch the display surface (panel 17) of the first clustered instrument board 16 attentively.Therefore, chaufeur 48 can suitably depending on recognizing as display information such as the speed of a motor vehicle.
In sum, because the center (seat center) of the display centre 21 of display centre 19, second clustered instrument board 18 of the first clustered instrument board 16, the display centre of bearing circle 12, the center of steering shaft 53 (see Fig. 3) and seat 46 is all positioned on axis 39 along central axis 52 is coaxial, so chaufeur 48 naturally can carry out steering vehicle 11 by vehicle driving posture, the first clustered instrument board 16 and the second clustered instrument board 18 can be checked simultaneously.
When its sight line 49 is shifted to the display centre 19 of the first clustered instrument board 16 by chaufeur 48 (see Fig. 2 and Fig. 3), then can form the visual field 66 being positioned at the visual field 56, in this visual field 66, chaufeur 48 can see perimeter through front windshield 44, namely, as shown in Figure 7, the visual field 66 is by representing the long and short dash line of field range 56 and representing the scope that the solid line of boundary line 45 is formed.And in comparative example, its sight line 49 is shifted to instrument 54 by chaufeur 48, perimeter in the visual field 61, that is, as shown in Figure 6B, the visual field 61 is that in contrast to this, the visual field 66 is wider by representing the long and short dash line in the visual field 56 and representing the scope that the solid line of boundary line 45 is formed.
So; as shown in Figure 8; vehicular instrument device 10 in present embodiment makes chaufeur 48 suitably can check the activity of perimeter in the visual field 60 (the moment visual field); the information on the first clustered instrument board 16 can be checked again; meanwhile, usually can also depending on recognizing the information on the second clustered instrument board 18 in the visual field 56, wherein; in the visual field 60, chaufeur 48 can judge the activity of the perimeter in the visual field 56,58 instantaneously.Therefore, just at once things can be found while chaufeur 48 checks perimeter and the first clustered instrument board 16, as appeared at the pedestrian 62 of front (representing with arrow X1 in Fig. 2 and Fig. 3), therefore, chaufeur 48 can control vehicle 11 fast because of the appearance of pedestrian 62.
When its sight line 49 (is represented by arrow X1) from outlook 37 (see Fig. 2) by chaufeur 48 toward the front, the upper end of the panel 17 of the first clustered instrument board 16 is projected in the reflection archwise on instrument carrier panel 14 along bearing circle 12.Measure by the vertical direction in Fig. 1, the height of the panel 17 of the first clustered instrument board 16 is less than the height of the panel 38 of the second clustered instrument board 18.Therefore, chaufeur 48 obtains the absolute visual field of perimeter near the boundary line 45 of front windshield 44.
In sum, for the vehicular instrument device 10 in the present invention and the vehicle 11 being provided with vehicular instrument device 10, due to the display centre 19 of the first clustered instrument board 16 and the display centre 21 roughly coaxial setting each other of the second clustered instrument board 18, so the sight line of chaufeur 48 is only needing to move in vertical direction.The position residing near boundary line 45 due to the first clustered instrument board 16 is darker than the position residing for the second clustered instrument board 18, and the instruction on the first clustered instrument board 16 is by depending on recognizing in the outside of bearing circle 12, so, during the perimeter that its sight line 49 (is represented by arrow X1) through front windshield 44 by chaufeur 48 toward the front, also can watch the display surface (panel 17) of the first clustered instrument board 16 with comparalive ease attentively.So compared with the vehicular instrument device 51 in comparative example, the vehicular instrument device 10 in present embodiment and vehicle 11 can make the sight line 49 of chaufeur 48 move less distance.
Below, with reference to Fig. 9 to Figure 12 C, the vehicle display device 114 according to second embodiment of the invention is described with the vehicle 110 being provided with this vehicle display device 114.
Figure 9 shows that in present embodiment the front view of the vehicle display device 114 (also referred to as " the first clustered instrument board 114 ") be arranged on vehicle 110.Figure 10 A and 10B is the front view of the first liquid crystal indicator 118a of the first clustered instrument board 114 and the display surface of the second liquid crystal indicator 118b respectively.Figure 11 is the cutaway view along XI-XI line in Fig. 9 of the first clustered instrument board 114 in Fig. 9.Figure 12 A to Figure 12 C is depicted as the display pattern of the first clustered instrument board 114.
As shown in Figure 9, the first clustered instrument board 114 is located at the top of instrument carrier panel 112, and the angle of chaufeur (not shown) from vehicle 110, be in the outside of bearing circle 143.As shown in Figure 10 A to Figure 11, the first clustered instrument board 114 comprises the first liquid crystal indicator 118a of plane and overlays the second liquid crystal indicator 118b of the plane on the first liquid crystal indicator 118a.
First liquid crystal indicator 118a distance chaufeur is nearer, and as shown in Figure 10 A, comprises the display unit 116 be positioned in the middle of the first liquid crystal indicator 118a, and be positioned at the display unit 120 on this display unit 116 left side.Display unit 116 is for showing the speed of vehicle 110.Display unit 120 shows for pointing out the driver vehicle 110 of vehicle 110 just near the information of front vehicles, and described front vehicles travels in the front of vehicle 110.
Specifically, car-mounted device (hereinafter referred to as " IHCC (intelligent high-speed cruise control) system ") is provided with in vehicle 110, this car-mounted device cruises for controlling vehicle 110, meanwhile, also for keeping being predeterminable range between vehicle 110 and front vehicles.Actual spacing between IHCC system detections of radar vehicle 110 and front vehicles, and when the actual spacing detected is less than the spacing preset in IHCC system, then on the first clustered instrument board 114, export every terms of information, to indicate vehicle 110 just near front vehicles.
As shown in Figure 10 A, when vehicle 110 is too near apart from front vehicles, display unit 120 can demonstrate " BRAKE " signal, for reminding chaufeur abrupt deceleration vehicle 110.
As shown in Figure 10 B, the second liquid crystal indicator 118b comprises: display unit 122, and it is positioned on the right of the display surface of the second liquid crystal indicator 118b; Display unit 124, it is positioned at the left side of display unit 122; With display unit 126,128, it is positioned at the left side of display unit 124.
Display unit 122 is for showing the speed of a motor vehicle, and display unit 124 is for showing about whether operating IHCC system detects the information of front vehicles.The information whether display unit 126 is in operation for display (1) IHCC system, (2) whether vehicle 110 is near the information of front vehicles, and (3) radar transmission/reception unit whether cloth dirt or make dirty and can not detect front vehicles.Display unit 128 to be in operation the default speed of a motor vehicle for showing IHCC.
Each in display unit 116 and 120 to 128 comprises the permeation type liquid crystal display element for showing numerical information.Display unit 116,122, display unit 126 and the display unit 128 for showing preset vehicle speed, all comprise sectional type liquid crystal display cells.
If each in display unit 116 and 120 to 128 comprises TN (twisted-nematic) type liquid crystal display cells, so, power up to light-emitting diode 134,136 when controller 142 (see Figure 11) and make it luminous, when powering up also to display unit 116 and 120 to 128, light-emitting diode 134,136 issued light can be shown unit 116 and 120 to 128 and block simultaneously.Result is exactly, and checks that the chaufeur of the first clustered instrument board 114 can not depending on recognizing the information on display unit 116 and 120 to 128.
Powering up to light-emitting diode 134,136 when controller 142 makes it luminous, and powers up to display unit 116 and 120 to 128, and the light sent by light-emitting diode 134,136 then can transmission display unit 116 and 120 to 128 and sending.Therefore, check that the chaufeur of the first clustered instrument board 114 can depending on recognizing the information on display unit 116 and 120 to 128.
On the first clustered instrument board 114, the speed of vehicle 110, as the first information representing vehicle 110 state, is shown by display unit 116,122.The second information that information (1), information (3) and the speed of a motor vehicle preset are arranged as the operation for confirming IHCC system, is shown by display unit 126,128.Display vehicle 110 has detected the information of front vehicles and described information (2) near the information of front vehicles, display IHCC system, as the 3rd information of giving chaufeur, is shown by display unit 120,124,126.
As shown in figure 11, the first liquid crystal indicator 118a and the second liquid crystal indicator 118b is fixedly mounted on substrate 130 by support component 132a, 132b.Between substrate 130 surface bearing feature 132a, 132b, be provided with the light-emitting diode 136 that multiple light-emitting diode 134 of emitting white light and send out amber colored light.Wall 138 extends from substrate 130 to the second liquid crystal indicator 118b, between wall 138 top and the second liquid crystal indicator 118b, leave gap 140.
As shown in figure 11, a part of light-emitting diode 134 is positioned on the right of wall 138, and another part light-emitting diode 134 and light-emitting diode 36 are positioned at wall 138 left side.As shown in Figure 12 B, from the angle of the second liquid crystal indicator 118b (see Figure 11) to substrate 130, display unit 120 and display unit 122 are separated from each other by wall 138.
When controller 142 powers up to TN type liquid crystal display 116 and 124 to 128 (see Figure 10 A and 10B), also power up to the light-emitting diode 134 be positioned on the right of wall 138 and the light-emitting diode 136 being positioned at wall 138 left side simultaneously, the white light that light-emitting diode 134 so on the right of wall 138 sends can only be sent by display unit 122, and the amber colored light that the light-emitting diode 136 on wall 138 left side sends can only be sent by display unit 120.Result is exactly, and display unit 116 such as demonstrates " 100km/h " by white characters, and display unit 120 such as demonstrates " BRAKE " by amber colored light.So the first clustered instrument board 114 demonstrates the display pattern in Figure 12 B.
Therefore, chaufeur can recognize the present speed of vehicle 110 be 100km/h and because vehicle 110 just near front vehicles need brake.
Because wall 138 is arranged between the light-emitting diode 134 emitted white light and the light-emitting diode 136 sending out amber colored light, so the white light that prevention light-emitting diode 134 sends is by display unit 120, the sodium yellow simultaneously stoping LED 136 to send sends from display unit 122.
As shown in figure 11, controller 142 is arranged on substrate 130 on the surface outside support component 132b.Whether controller 142 controls display unit 116 and 120 to 128 (see Figure 10 A and Figure 10 B) and is energized, also control light-emitting diode 134 and 136 whether to be energized, show the first information, the second information and the 3rd information required for the chaufeur of vehicle 110 to make display unit 116,120 and 122 to 128 in nonoverlapping mode simultaneously.
Specifically, in order to show the display pattern as shown in Figure 12 A to 12C, controller 142 had both controlled display unit 116 and 120 to 128 (see Figure 10 A and Figure 10 B), controlled light-emitting diode 134,136 (see Figure 11) again.
Figure 12 A represents a kind of display pattern, and this pattern only shows the speed of a motor vehicle as the first information on display unit 116.Figure 12 B represents another kind of display pattern, and this pattern not only shows the speed of a motor vehicle as the first information on display unit 122, on display unit 120, also show the information for reminding chaufeur abrupt deceleration vehicle 110 as the 3rd information.Figure 12 C represents another kind of display pattern, this pattern not only shows the speed of a motor vehicle as the first information on display unit 122, on display unit 124, display shows vehicle 110 just near the 3rd information of front vehicles, and on display unit 128, show the preset vehicle speed of vehicle 110.
Comparison diagram 12A to Figure 12 C is known, and the size that the speed of a motor vehicle as the first information shows in fig. 12 is comparatively large, and the size shown in Figure 12 B and Figure 12 C is less, not cover the second information and the 3rd information.In Figure 12 B and Figure 12 C, the first information is disposed adjacent with the second information or the 3rd information.
As shown in Figure 9, instrument carrier panel 112 is also provided with the second clustered instrument board 144.From the angle of chaufeur, the second clustered instrument board 144 is positioned at inside bearing circle 143.Second clustered instrument board 144 comprises: speed gage 146, and it is positioned at display surface center, for simulative display vehicle 110 engine speed; Shift tower 148, it is for showing the reduction ratio of vehicle 110 change-speed box (not shown); Mileage meter and short distance distance device 150, it is for showing the mileage of vehicle 110, and heat indicator 152, and it is for showing the temperature outside vehicle 110.Speed gage 146 is located at the center of the panel 154 as the second clustered instrument board 144 display surface.Mileage meter and short distance distance device 150 and heat indicator 152 are disposed in parallel in the below of speed gage 146 mutually.Shift tower 148 is positioned at the right side of speed gage 146.
Vehicle display device (the first clustered instrument board) 114 in the present embodiment is said structure with the vehicle 110 being provided with this vehicle display device 114 substantially.Below with reference to Fig. 9 to Figure 12 C, the operation of vehicle display device (the first clustered instrument board) 114 and vehicle 110 is described.
When spacing between vehicle 110 and front vehicles is less than the distance preset in IHCC system, the first clustered instrument board 114 need be operated the information that it shows is transformed into the display pattern shown in Figure 12 B or 12C from the display pattern shown in Figure 12 A, below just operation be in this case specifically described.Suppose that each display unit in display unit 116 and 120 to 128 comprises TN type liquid crystal display cells.
First, below the operation of the first clustered instrument board 114 for showing display pattern shown in Figure 12 A is described, that is, when vehicle 110 is the distance preset in IHCC system with the spacing of front vehicles, to the operation of the first clustered instrument board 114.
Controller 142 (see Figure 11) powers up to display unit 120 to 128 (see Figure 10 A and 10B), powers up also to all light-emitting diodes 134 on substrate 130 simultaneously.The white light that light-emitting diode 134 sends can only transmission display unit 116 and sending.Display unit 116 such as demonstrates " 100km/h " by white characters.As a result, chaufeur can recognize the present speed of vehicle 110 is 100km/h.
Next, be described below following situation, namely, when spacing between vehicle 110 (see Fig. 9) and front vehicles is less than the distance preset in IHCC system, need under the state of IHCC system cloud gray model, operate the first clustered instrument board 114, be switched to the display pattern shown in Figure 12 B to make the display on it from the display pattern shown in Figure 12 A.
IHCC system is used for judging the speed of a motor vehicle the need of reduction and spacing the need of being increased to predeterminable range.IHCC system output signal is to controller 142, and this signal needs abrupt deceleration vehicle 110 (see Figure 11) for reminding chaufeur.According to the signal of this input control device 142, controller 142 powers up the light-emitting diode 136 on light-emitting diode 134 on the right of to wall 138 and wall 138 left side, also powers up to display unit 116 and 124 to 128 (see Figure 10 A and Figure 10 B) simultaneously.
The white light that light-emitting diode 134 on the right of wall 138 sends only outwards is sent by display unit 122.Display unit 122 such as demonstrates " 100km/h " by white characters.The amber colored light that the light-emitting diode 136 on wall 138 left side sends only outwards is sent by display unit 120.Display unit 120 such as goes out " BRAKE " with brown color Charactes Display.Its result, the present speed that chaufeur can recognize vehicle 110 is 100km/h, and because vehicle 110 needs brake near front vehicles.
Be described below situation now, namely, in order to inform that chaufeur front vehicles is just travelling in vehicle 110 (see Fig. 9) front, need under the state of IHCC system cloud gray model, operate the first clustered instrument board 114, to be switched to display pattern in Figure 12 C from the display pattern Figure 12 A to make the information that it shows.
IHCC system output signal to controller 142, to show that IHCC system is just being in operation and front vehicles is just being exercised in vehicle 110 front (see Figure 11).According to the signal of this input control device 142, controller 142 powers up to all light-emitting diodes 134, also powers up to display unit 116,120 (see Figure 10 A) simultaneously.
The white light that light-emitting diode 134 sends only outwards is sent by display unit 122 to 128.Display unit 122 is such as by white characters display " 100km/h ".Display unit 124 white light shows the profile of a vehicle, is used for representing front vehicles.Display unit 128 preset vehicle speed of white characters display " 100km/h " as IHCC system.Therefore, the current vehicle speed that chaufeur can recognize (1) vehicle 110 is 100km/h, (2) front vehicles is just being exercised in vehicle 110 front, (3) IHCC system is in running state, and in (4) IHCC system, the preset vehicle speed of vehicle 110 is 100km/h.
As mentioned above, vehicle display device (the first clustered instrument board) in the present embodiment 114 and be provided with the vehicle 110 of this vehicle display device 114, nonoverlapping mode can show the first information and the second information or the 3rd information simultaneously.Even when showing every terms of information, the movement of pilot's line of vision can be kept relatively little.
Display unit 116 on the first liquid crystal indicator 118a showing the first information (speed of a motor vehicle) and the display unit 122 on the second liquid crystal indicator 118b are of different sizes.When showing the speed of a motor vehicle by the display unit 116 on the first liquid crystal indicator 118a, and when showing the second information or the 3rd information by display unit 120 and 124 to 126, in order to show the speed of a motor vehicle on display unit 122, controller should control display unit 116 and 120 to 128, controls light-emitting diode 134,136 again.The display unit 122 of the display speed of a motor vehicle is less than the display unit 116 of the display speed of a motor vehicle dimensionally.Therefore, the size of the LCDs of the first liquid crystal indicator 118a and the second liquid crystal indicator 118b need not be increased, display unit 116 and 120 to 128 just can be allowed to show first, second, and third information.
When the first information and the second information or the 3rd information are shown by the first liquid crystal indicator 118a and the second liquid crystal indicator 118b simultaneously, controller 142 control display units 116 and 120 to 128, show with the second information or the 3rd information successively to enable the first information.Therefore, the movement of pilot's line of vision is further reduced.
Display unit 116 and 120 to 128 not only can show figure described above and character, the figure that will describe below also can showing and character.Display unit 124 can show and show that IHCC system does not detect the figure of front vehicles.Display unit 126 can show character " CMS NEAR ", to represent that vehicle 110 just probably hits front vehicles from rear near front vehicles, character " CMS FAR " represents that vehicle 110 is just also not enough near to the degree hitting front vehicles from rear near front vehicles, character " IHCC OFF " represents IHCC system off-duty, and the transmitting/receiving means cloth dirt or make dirty and can not front vehicles be detected that character " RADAR SMEARED " represents radar.
In the above description, display unit 116 and 120 to 128 have employed sectional type liquid crystal display cells.But display unit also can adopt lattice liquid crystal display element.In the above description, light-emitting diode 134 emits white light and light-emitting diode 136 amber colored light.But light-emitting diode also can replace with the different light-emitting diodes sending out other color of light.
The foregoing is only better embodiment of the present invention, when not departing from claims scope, will be understood that and can make variations and modifications to it.
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1. a vehicle display device, comprising:
Infiltration type first liquid crystal indicator (118a), it has multiple display unit (116,120);
Infiltration type second liquid crystal indicator (118b), it overlays on described first liquid crystal indicator (118a), and has multiple display unit (122,124,126,128); With
Controller (142), it optionally powers up or power-off to described display unit (116,120,122,124,126,128) for passing through, control the mode that described display unit (116,120,122,124,126,128) optionally shows information, control the display unit (116,120) on described first liquid crystal indicator (118a) and the display unit (122,124,126,128) on described second liquid crystal indicator (118b), to show the information required for vehicle driver;
It is characterized in that,
The information shown by described display unit (116,120,122,124,126,128) at least comprises: the first information representing described vehicle (110) speed; Represent the second information that the operation of the upper car-mounted device of described vehicle (110) is arranged;
Wherein, described first liquid crystal indicator (118a) and described second liquid crystal indicator (118b) comprise the sectional type display unit (116,122) for showing the described first information;
Wherein, for showing the display unit (122) of described second liquid crystal indicator (118b) of the described first information, be less than the display unit (116) of described first liquid crystal indicator (118a) for showing the described first information dimensionally;
Described second information is only shown by the display unit (124,126,128) of described second liquid crystal indicator (118b); And
Described controller (142) controls described first liquid crystal indicator (118a) and shows the described first information when not showing described second information, and controls described second liquid crystal indicator (118b) and show the described first information and described second information when showing described second information.
2. a vehicle, wherein, is provided with vehicle display device according to claim 1 (114) in this vehicle.
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